Mary Kelly Letter
Scope and Content
A single letter written to Mary Kelly of Bloomington, Indiana by an unknown Union soldier serving with the 10th Iowa Infantry during the American Civil War. The letter describes an ambush committed by Confederate soldiers against the Union soldiers stationed at Bird's Point, Missouri. Letter describes how three men from his company died as a result of this skirmish. Author directs further correspondence to Bird's Point care of Captain Paris P. Henderson.
Dates
- 1862
Creator
- Kelly, Mary (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
Mary Kelly was a resident of Bloomington, Indiana.
The unknown author of the letter was a Union soldier serving in Company G, 10th Iowa Infantry under Captain Paris Henderson during the American Civil War.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection contains a letter written to Mary Kelly by an unidentified Union soldier of the 10th Iowa Infantry during the American Civil War. Letter describes an ambush by Confederate soldiers that killed five men and wounded eight.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Source of Acquisition
The Mary Kelly Civil War Letter purchased by Special Collections in 1994.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Mary Kelly Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mary Kelly Civil War Letter was completed in February 2009.
- Title
- Mary Kelly Letter, 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Vipperman, Archivist
- Date
- 2009 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu